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Group Fitness For Men: Breaking The Stereotype
By Catherine Roberts Fitness News & Advice

Group Fitness For Men: Breaking The Stereotype

Group fitness has traditionally been a female dominated exercise style, but that might be changing. The origin of the “jazzercise” trend started with Jane Fonda and Richard Simons. These television and film routines generally showed an all female group and catered to the female market. Iowa State has been reporting lower numbers of men at […]

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Man Bikes 8,500 Miles To Promote The Battle Against Obesity
By Catherine Roberts Trending Health News

Man Bikes 8,500 Miles To Promote The Battle Against Obesity

Jerry Smith is promoting health, one city at a time. The Michigan man has embarked on a remarkable journey to reach out to obese Americans. Over the past year, Jerry has lost over 130 pounds by riding his bicycle. He went from morbidly obese to a healthy weight, just by exercising. Jerry wanted to share […]

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New Research to Study Benefits of Exercise on Breast Cancer Survivors
By Jim Greene Trending Health News

New Research to Study Benefits of Exercise on Breast Cancer Survivors

Collaborators from the University of Alberta, the University of Calgary and Alberta Health Services are about to embark on the largest study ever conducted into possible links between exercise and breast cancer survival rates. The researchers will follow over 1,500 women recently diagnosed with breast cancer over a 10- to 15-year period. Previous research already […]

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Trying to Lose Weight? Half Hour of Exercise as Could Be As Good as 1 Hour
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Trying to Lose Weight? Half Hour of Exercise as Could Be As Good as 1 Hour

Overweight men looking to kick-start weight loss may benefit just as much from a 30-minute workout as a 60-minute workout, according to a new study performed at the University of Copenhagen in Denmark. The study tracked 60 men categorized as “moderately overweight” over a 13-week period. Participants were grouped in three categories. The first group […]

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30 Minutes of Exercise Per Day Results In Weight Loss: Just As Good As A Whole Hour
By Catherine Roberts Fitness News & Advice

30 Minutes of Exercise Per Day Results In Weight Loss: Just As Good As A Whole Hour

A new study may have discovered the key exercise amounts per day for sustained weight loss. A study from the University of Copenhagen, published in the American Journal of Physiology, looked at 60 overweight men who desired to lose weight. They divided the group into two sections and dictated their exercise amounts per day. One […]

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